diff --git a/.config/kak/colors/ashen.kak b/.config/kak/colors/ashen.kak
index 5a1346ef..63499548 100644
--- a/.config/kak/colors/ashen.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/colors/ashen.kak
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ evaluate-commands %sh{
         face global Default            ${text},${background}
         face global PrimaryCursor   ${background},${orange_blaze}+gb
         face global SecondaryCursor ${background},${orange_muted}+g
-        face global PrimarySelection      base,${brown_dark}+fg
-        face global SecondarySelection    ${bg},${bg4}+fg
+        face global PrimarySelection      ,${brown_dark}+g
+        face global SecondarySelection    ,${brown_dark}+g
         face global PrimaryCursorEol   ${bg},${fg4}+fg
         face global SecondaryCursorEol ${bg},${bg2}+fg
         face global LineNumbers        ${bg4}